Flowers Everywhere!

Thanks to Amanda at Imperfectly Beautiful, I’ve been making these roses like crazy. I love them! You can read her tutorial here. The only thing I do differently is that I cut out a round piece of felt and glue the fabric down as I go… it really saves burning your fingers. I used a jar lid to trace around on my felt and cut out. That will be the finished size of your rosette.

I also tried my hand at some different posies… this is one of them. I love the covered button and couldn’t believe how easy those are to make when you buy the kit at your fabric/sewing/craft store.

All pics were taken on my iPhone because I’m lazy busy. 

Patriotic Touches! Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone has a lovely 4th of July celebrating the freedoms that many have died fighting for. My grandfather is a World War II veteran who earned a purple heart and was a prisoner of war. He endured much for our freedom and I am proud of him!

On to my little touches…. I like to plant my beds in blue (purple), red, white and yellow. Here’s one of my favs this year. The flowers are an electric blue – so bright and cheery!

This little sign was picked up at a garage sale – new for $1! (Please don’t mind my awful wallpaper that I can’t wait to redo)  Sign on one of our doors. 

I made this banner with some sweet vintage-like floral papers I found at my local scrapbook shop. I added a coat of matte Mod Podge to finish them off. The Mod Podge gives them the feel of vinyl. Hopefully, the banner will last for many more 4ths! Here is another project with the same papers. I painted a cabinet door and used Mod Podge to adhere random strips of paper to it. I used my Cricut to cut out the stars and letters. I also inked the edges of the stars and the finished board to give it an aged feel. Finished off with a couple coats of Mod Podge. Hope you have a wonderful 4th of July!